
Team USA’s roster for this year’s FIBA World Cup is made up of WNBA stars. Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart and Paige Bueckers, among others, are competing in Berlin in hopes of winning the country’s fifth straight world championship. The Indiana Fever star has a lot of options she can pass the ball to, and she acknowledged that it could be a dilemma at times.
Clark and her teammates are through to the quarterfinals. They swept the group phase on Monday with a 105-64 win over Czechia. Team USA also defeated China and Italy in their first two assignments. It will face either Hungary or Japan on Thursday.
Clark bounced back from her poor performance on Sunday, when she scored just one point on 0-for-6 shooting. She recorded nine points and seven rebounds in the blow out win versus Czechia.
The three-time WNBA All-Star spoke about the challenge she has been facing with the national team. With plenty of weapons available, she admitted that she often finds it difficult to decide who to drop a dime to.
“You’ve got to get to play with so many talented players,” Clark said. “That’s what makes it fun. Sometimes it’s hard to decide who to pass to because everybody’s so talented and everybody’s able to create their own shot. It’s fun to get to play in transition with these players, a lot of which some are my first time, some I’ve played with prior with USA basketball.
“I think that can really help us going forward, getting out, running in transition, kicking the ball ahead. So just try to find everybody, set them up for easy baskets.”
Caitlin post game interview.
Her smile when she hears “elite passing”
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Italy tested Team USA in the group phase. However, it may have been a blessing in disguise, helping Clark and Co. be better prepared for the knockout stage.
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